Enlightenment - Spiritual Healing

09/26/2025

✨ Non-Duality: The Unity Beyond Separation ✨

Non-duality is not about rejecting the world or erasing individuality — it is about recognizing that the apparent boundaries between “self” and “universe” are only illusions of the mind.

In truth, there is no separation: the observer and the observed, the inner and the outer, the finite and the infinite are movements of the same living mystery.

When we awaken to this reality, the grip of the ego softens. Fear transforms into curiosity, isolation into belonging, and the ordinary reveals itself as sacred.

To live in non-duality is to embrace life fully — to see that consciousness is not confined within us, but that we, in fact, arise within consciousness itself.

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Vivian Correia - Holistic Psychologist

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Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth.

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Vivian Correia

Vivian Correia - Holistic Psychologist

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09/26/2025

09/26/2025

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09/26/2025

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09/26/2025

For a long time, I asked myself: “Am I enlightened? How could I truly know?”
In the beginning, I imagined enlightenment as a sudden event, almost like a mystical revelation. But with study, reflection, and practice, I came to understand it differently.

Psychology taught me that the mind is shaped by patterns of thought and behavior. Philosophy reminded me that much of human suffering comes from attachment to illusions. Neuroscience revealed that attention and perception can be trained, reshaping neural pathways. When I combined these perspectives, my view of enlightenment shifted.

I realized that enlightenment is not the elimination of pain, but the transformation of my relationship with it. As Jung once wrote, “One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” I began to see this truth in my own life.

Gradually, I noticed I could observe my thoughts without being absorbed by them. I could experience emotions without being enslaved by them. What once triggered compulsive reactions now became opportunities for awareness.

So, am I enlightened?
Not in the absolute, mythical sense. But if enlightenment means psychological lucidity — the capacity to perceive reality without distortion, to embrace impermanence, and to act with awareness rather than instinct — then yes, I have entered that state.

For me, enlightenment is not a final destination. It is an ongoing discipline of consciousness, a way of being that integrates science, psychology, and philosophy into daily existence.

Vivian Correia

Vivian Correia - Holistic Psychologist

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Psychology and Literature

09/26/2025

Codependent Relationships:

A Gentle Reflection by Vivian Correia

A codependent relationship is not about weakness, but about a pattern where love and identity become entangled. From a psychological view, codependency often emerges when one’s sense of worth depends on meeting another’s needs, sometimes at the cost of their own boundaries.

Philosophically, it reminds us of the paradox of love: while connection is vital, true love cannot thrive without individuality. When we dissolve too much of ourselves, we risk losing the very essence that makes us lovable.

From a scientific and neurological perspective, the brain reinforces these dynamics through reward pathways. Acts of care, approval, or sacrifice trigger dopamine and oxytocin, creating a cycle that feels safe yet may limit growth. Over time, the nervous system learns to equate self-sacrifice with security.

Empathetically, it is important to see codependency not as a flaw, but as a survival strategy learned in early environments where love may have felt conditional. Healing begins not with blame, but with awareness, self-compassion, and the gentle reclaiming of one’s own needs and voice.

I know this journey personally — I once lived in codependency, confusing sacrifice with love. But through awareness, therapy, and compassion, I learned to love myself first. Today, I can say that healing is possible, and that love becomes more beautiful when it is chosen freely, not out of fear or dependence.

In essence, love flourishes most when two individuals meet as whole beings, sharing freely rather than depending entirely. A healthy relationship is not about completing each other, but about walking side by side — whole, yet connected.

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09/26/2025

Fear has always walked beside me, sometimes as a guide, sometimes as a shadow. For a long time, I believed that all fear was weakness, something to be hidden or denied. But life—and the mind itself—taught me otherwise. Fear is neither friend nor enemy; it is a force, a messenger, and what I choose to do with it defines its role in my life.

Rational fear I came to respect. It is the kind that speaks in clarity, the one that arises when danger is real. I remember moments when this fear sharpened my senses: a sudden risk on the road, a stranger’s suspicious movement, or the raw instinct to protect myself. In those situations, fear was not a burden; it was a form of intelligence woven into my biology. It preserved me.

Irrational fear, on the other hand, became my teacher. It appeared in the silence of the night, in the thoughts that magnified small uncertainties into storms. It made me avoid places, people, or choices not because they were dangerous, but because my mind painted them as such. This fear was not logical, yet it was powerful—capable of shaping my behavior and limiting my freedom. Facing it required more than courage; it required awareness.

In time, I learned to ask myself: Is this fear protecting me, or is it deceiving me? That single question changed the way I live. Rational fear I honor, because it is part of survival. Irrational fear I confront, because it is part of growth. Both reveal something about me: one reminds me of my fragility, the other of my potential to transcend it.

Thus, fear no longer defines me. Instead, it becomes a mirror. A mirror that shows me where I must pause and where I must move forward. And in that recognition, I find freedom—not the absence of fear, but the ability to walk with it without being ruled by it.

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Vivian Correia

Vivian Correia - Holistic Psychologist

Psychology and Literature

Vivian Correia II

09/26/2025

~The Mystery of Death & The Essence of Life~

In the deepest reflections of philosophy, medicine, and spirituality, the mystery of death has always stood as an eternal question. What is death but the silent passage into a dimension we cannot yet measure? And what, then, is life in its essence, if not the brief yet luminous interval between two great mysteries?

As physicians such as Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross observed, those approaching the threshold of death often describe experiences of profound peace, light, and reunion—suggesting that death may not be an end, but a transition. Similarly, Carl Jung saw life and death as complementary, where the unconscious mind perceives death not as annihilation, but as a return to a larger wholeness.

From a neurological standpoint, Dr. Oliver Sacks wrote of patients whose near-death experiences revealed new dimensions of consciousness, hinting that life is more than mere biological survival—it is a phenomenon of meaning, memory, and transcendence.

Life in its essence is not reducible to biochemical processes; rather, it is the capacity to seek beauty, to create, to love, and to wonder. As Viktor Frankl, the psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, insisted, meaning is the essence of human existence, even in the face of suffering and mortality.

Thus, I see death not as the negation of life, but as its mysterious counterpart. If life is the question, death is the horizon where the answer resides. Life in essence is awareness, transformation, and the continuous movement toward truth. Death, then, is not the enemy of life, but its ultimate teacher.

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Vivian Correia - Holistic Psychologist

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